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Published December 5, 2008 | Version v1
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Faksephyllia Floris 1972

Description

Genus Faksephyllia Floris, 1972

Type species. Caryophyllia faxoensis Beck, in Lyell, 1837, Middle Danian of Denmark (Fakse limestone).

Diagnosis. Colonial, dendroid-fasciculate or phaceloid. Gemmation intracalicinal, distomodaeal. Costosepta compact, laterally covered by small, rounded granules. Pali and columella absent, but trabecular extensions of septal axial ends can form a pseudo-columella. Endothecal dissepiments vesicular. Wall septothecal.

Notes

Published as part of Baron-Szabo, Rosemarie C., 2008, Dendrophylliina, Caryophylliina, Fungiina, Microsolenina, and Stylinina, pp. 1-244 in Zootaxa 1952 on page 75

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Caryophylliidae
Genus
Faksephyllia
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Scleractinia
Phylum
Cnidaria
Scientific name authorship
Floris
Taxon rank
genus
Type status
holotype
Taxonomic concept label
Faksephyllia Floris, 1972 sec. Baron-Szabo, 2008

References

  • Floris, S. (1972) Scleractinian corals from the Upper Cretaceous and Lower Tertiary of Nugssuaq, West Greenland. Museum de Mineralogie et de Geologie de l'Universite de Copenhague, Communications paleontologiques, 183, 1 - 132, 8 pls.